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Hello...finally!

So ive been lurking around these forums for a while now and never felt like posting as ive always been very bad at any kind of art... really cant draw to save my life.
Anyway, i've had some free time on my hands recently so tried a few of the tutorials here and have been amazed at the results. Even a no-talent hack like me can make a half decent map using the tutorials here!
I've posted some of my attempts on my blog and people have been impressed with the results so hopefully it will send a few more people over here to try out some mapping.